Are you new to Neobux? Then follow these tips to have a successful career in Neobux.

Now, even i’m new to Neobux but i have recived instant payments as usual. Ok, but how did i get my money easily? Well, here’s how you can have a great start. So here is an easy but long way to earn money at Neobux

Now when you start, first of all, get a dollar. Once you get $1, you are now able to rent your first pack of 3 referrals for $0.75. So rent them. You will now have a balance of $0.01. Now click ads for one month and you will be able to get back your money ($1.34) plus the money from the referrals. They click 2 ads a day so each day you may get $0.03 and in one month $0.93. So add that with your new balance and you should get $2.27. Now you have to pay the 3 ref’s $0.9 plus get a new pack of 3 reffs. Although you’ll get back only $0.47, the same process will get you finally $3.57. Then in the third month $4.9. Then $6.06,$7.45,$8.87 an so on. Yes, i know it sounds little but have patience. It’s the key to everything.

The reason why i joined Neobux was to get a Runescape membership. I only need $8. I know it will take long but luckily, i already have $4 in my AlertPay account. So if i get $1, then i can get the membership in a little less time. Plus, i have a Triond account. So maybe i can get my Runescape membership sooner than i think.....

If you can deposit $5, you can have a good start. By the way, if you have rented referrals, always chek their stats everyday. If they don’t click 2 ads a day,week then you can recycle them for only $0.08 so it’s not that expensive. If you need any extra money then join Triond. You need to type articles to earn money and the money is sent to only Paypal

Here is my plan. At Triond, i just write articles and earn around $2 a month (maybe) and then until i reach $8, i deposit it into my Paypal Account and then i use it to buy the Runescape membership. Then with Neobux, if i have some spare change in Paypal, i withdraw it into the Neobux Rental Balance. Triond is a great website to earn some quick extras. You get paid on the 10th of every month.

Remember, deposit only the least ammount of money from Neobux so that you can pay off for the referrals in each month. If you get around $90, you can finally upgrade to the ultimate, Golden Mebership for one year. If you do this, you can get 9 ads a day instead of 4 so try to make money to reach that goal

One thing left, always have patience because it takes time to get something done. It could take days,weeks,months..or even a year. So have patience. I joined Neobux and Triond on August 20th 2009 and now it’s 26th and in Trion, i have $0.48 and in Neobux $0.42. So altogether i nearly have a dollar atleast. So follow these tips to have a great start at your Neobux carreer!

Hope you have a great time at Neobux

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14 Effective Search Engine Optimization Tips

Organic traffic is probably the best thing that has ever happened to webmasters, but to fully take advantage of organic traffic from the search engines, one must optimize for it. Although I won’t guarantee that you will get absolute sudden results, considering that there is a lot more factors that determine your site’s rankings than just on-page optimization, but what I do guarantee, is that it will make your efforts for ranking for a particular keyword much much easier with long term results. Lets start with number 1…

1.When thinking of a title tag for your root domain, (example.com) think of words that you can include that you will be commonly using within your post titles as well. Like for Moola Days, our root title says “Moola Days | Ways to Make Money Online,” and as you can see, we continue to use the words ways-to and make money online frequently on various number of posts. This helps to benefit all of our posts to rank easier for those particular keywords none the less.

2.Let your links flow anchor text juice and PageRank throughout your web structure. (All your internal pages) This includes any page, whether it be your privacy policy or your about page. Matt Cutts even suggests removing nofollow on your privacy policy pages as well if you had nofollow enabled previously.
3.Consider using keyword tools to research keywords that are vigorously searched up that aren’t competitive. You can find great keyword tools that I recommend here.
4.Have optimized permalinks. Like what Matt Cutt sometimes does to his blog posts when a title tag is too long, he sums up his permalinks in two to three words. The little things help the most.
5.Add alt tags to your pictures.
6.Although people say keyword density makes a huge difference, it is only one of the factors. Vigorously using really repetitive keywords that they become disruptive can be very bad in Google’s eyes. Although keyword density is still a factor, using the keyword 4-6 times through out your post will be enough to catch Google’s attention, so don’t over do it. It will hurt more than it will help!
7.Use related posts, recent posts, recently commentated posts, or any widget that can help to build a solid link structure, can help to spread the “link love” throughout your site, and better your site’s web structure as well as help the user in their end.
8.Have a “Share this” button like I have displayed in every post. Although it doesn’t help in terms of search engine optimization, it helps indirectly if you got some really interesting stuff to say and people love it. This goes to posting great informative posts as well to get natural link backs to help your overall search engine performance.
9.Don’t target broad keywords first, you will only see disappoint in the near future. Slim down on keywords that you know you can rank for and build from the bottom up.
10.Although, meta tags aren’t considered to be as important as it used to be, it still have some impact none the less. Having great informative meta descriptions that have the keyword you want to rank for one or two times, can be the difference from ranking first or second. A plugin that I recommend to Wordpress lovers is the All in One SEO plugin or the Head2Space plugin for easy search engine optimization options.
11.Use your bold and italic on your word editor on links that are important. This hints to search engines that this is somewhat of more importance.
12.Create a better internal web structure and use h2 on your post titles if it doesn’t already use h2.
13.Have an overall summarized introductory paragraph with the main keywords you want to hit in it. The first few sentences are the most vital for the search engine’s end as well as a great convenience for readers.
14.Lastly, use common sense. Although you may be thinking, what does he mean when he says use common sense, I mean, don’t do anything that you know will put you in a position to think other wise with the search engines. Stay clean from actions that you know may cause your site discomfort. No one can give you a search engine optimization tool that is 100%. Use both the power of research and your common knowledge to find good keywords as well.
Follow these tips, and we’ll guarantee that you will easier reach your keyword destination if you just put a little bit of effort into it. Anything done to somehow “trick” Google’s algorithm, will most likely only hurt you more than it will help you in the long term. Over optimizing with keyword density or keyword stuffing is bad if you look at it both ways.

In other words, through all Google’s hard work and it’s changes in their algorithm, their one goal is clear from the start. They want websites that give value and they plan on reaching that goal no matter what. If your site gives just that, you are fine for years to come. Any SEO guru can say they know what they are doing, but in reality, they are just webmasters like you, just trying to figure out what Google is up to as well.

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10 Last Tips on Making Money from the Amazon Affiliates Program

Today I’d like to conclude my mini series of posts on how to make money with the Amazon Associates Program. In case you’ve missed them - the first two parts are at:

11 Lessons I Learned Earning $119,725.45 from Amazon Associates Program
10 More Amazon Associate Program Lessons I Learned on My Way to Six Figure Earnings
In this last post I’d like to share 10 more general and overarching tips and principles that I’ve found can help with making money with Amazon’s Affiliate program. I hope you find that together with the more practical tips from yesterday that you’ll find them helpful!

1. Time is a Major Factor
As I mentioned in my first post on the topic - the $119,000+ that I’ve earned from Amazon has only come over 6 years. While this last 12 months has seen me earn over $50,000 of this it took 5 years of building to get it to that level.

That was partly due to traffic but it was also partly due to my regular inclusion of affiliate links in my posts over time. I don’t promote Amazon in every post I write but in an average week I’d say that I’ve linked to Amazon in at least 5 posts. That adds up to 250 or so posts per year and around 1500 posts over 6 years.

These posts are each a doorway into the Amazon site and over time as their number have grown and as my blogs have begun to rank higher in Google and my loyal reader numbers have grown the number of people going through these ‘doorways’ into Amazon has grown - hence the escalation in earnings.

2. Start Early
As a result I do recommend that bloggers start to use Amazon’s Associate Program early. In doing so you’ll be populating your blog with links into the store that may not convert brilliantly early on before you have readers - but which can potentially convert for years to come as your blog grows in popularity.

The other good thing about starting early is that you’ll learn a lot about affiliate marketing. Most of the lessons and tips that I’ve shared in this series of posts have come directly from my own experimenting with Amazon’s Affiliate program.

In the early days of using it I knew so little and made a lot of mistakes - but each time I messed up I learned another lesson that has helped me to grow my Amazon earnings into a more significant part of my own business.

3. Experiment with Widgets and aStore
I’ve mentioned in my previous posts that I largely rely upon Contextual links to promote Amazon. I find that these convert best - however I do know of a few bloggers who’ve successfully incorporated a variety of the widgets that Amazon gives their Associates to use into their sites.



Similarly - I know some readers who do pretty well with aStore which is a tool whereby you create your own little online store using Amazon’s technology.

I’ve tried a couple of times to use this and have had a little success with my photography one and my ProBlogger Bookstore but know I need to do more with it to take it to the next level.

I guess it comes down to experimenting with the tools and seeing what works best with your audience. If you’ve used some of these widgets I’d love to see examples of where you’ve had them work for you - please share links in comments below so we can all learn!

4. Transparency with Readers
There is always debate about the topic of transparency when the topic of affiliate marketing comes up. Should you disclose that your links are affiliate links or should you not? Each blogger has their own stance on this and with a lot of talk about laws changing in some parts of the world it seems that some bloggers are now being forced to make such disclosures.

I personally don’t disclose every link on my blog in a direct way but do have disclaimer/disclosure pages on my blogs. I also have written numerous times on DPS about how the links to Amazon earn us money and help the site to keep growing and be free.

I was nervous the first time I mentioned this to readers and expected a backlash - however what I found was that most readers not only accepted it but encouraged us to do it. In fact a few of our readers tell me that if they’re going to make some kind of purchase at Amazon that they always come to DPS to click on one of our links to do so! Transparency isn’t as scary as you might think (although this might depend upon your audience a little).

5. Don’t Hype - Put Your Readers First
Whatever you do - always keep your readers best interests at heart when you engage in any affiliate marketing.

I’ve been critiqued for taking this stance lately by a group of bloggers who take a different stance and seem to put the priority on ‘making money at all costs’ - but while you certainly can make money without a focus upon quality content or building community on a blog and by hyping up the things that you promote - my approach has always been to put the reader first.

I do this because I want to build a solid reputation and a loyal readership who trust me rather than simply making money at all costs. I’d rather make less money and still have a reader than make lots of money and never see the reader again. For me this comes not only from my ethics but my belief that in the long term building a good profile and reputation leads to other opportunities for profit.

The problem with hype is that you set readers up with expectations that are beyond what the product you’re recommending can deliver. This might lead to a sale but it also leads to disappointment and anger - the loss of readers - damaged reputation etc.

6. Pick Quality Products
This relates to the last point but is worth stating on its own. The success and failure of your Amazon Associates Program promotions hinges upon choosing good quality products.

When you promote quality it is much easier to be both genuine in your reviews and recommendations and get conversions that lead to commission.

Wherever you can test the products you recommend to ensure their quality (or find someone who can do it for you).

7. Be Bold
It has been interesting to read the comments on the previous posts in this series and to see that one of the recurring themes from readers is that they worry about using Amazon links too much. Won’t readers push back?

I’ve always shared this concern - but as you’ve probably picked up by now the reader push back has been almost non-existent.

Perhaps this is because I choose the products carefully or because I often promote these links in posts based upon reader feedback - but I can think of less than 5 occasions when I’ve had people on my photography site question the links. In fact, as I said above, I’ve had more people give positive feedback about them than anything.

I guess there would come a point where too much promotion would get a negative reaction so you do want to be at least a little subtle about it - but in general I think readers can handle more than we might think they can.

Note: I think the line where readers will push back probably will vary from blog to blog depending upon their readership. For example here on ProBlogger I get a little more negative feedback from readers on affiliate promotions - I guess ProBlogger readers are a little more tuned into the issue and suspicious of some of the affiliate marketing that goes on around the web.

8. Localized Audiences? Try Local Amazons
Another comment that has come up a number of times in previous posts on this topic is that Amazon.com doesn’t work brilliantly for blogs and sites with traffic from countries outside the USA.

A couple of reflections on this:

Firstly - it’s not completely true. I have previously had a blog with almost completely Australian traffic that did convert reasonably well with Amazon. Amazon does ship some products to Australia and other countries (books, CDs etc) so if you’re promoting those products it can work. Of course I always missed out on the bigger ticket items that didn’t ship outside the USA - this was part of the reason that I moved my efforts to starting Digital Photography School which has a more global audience.

Secondly - if your traffic is very localized to a country with its own Amazon store join the affiliate program for that store and promote it. I know of one UK photography site that does very well from promoting the UK version of Amazon. I also know one blog that adds two links to every post he does - one with the US and one with the UK store. I’ve also heard that some people use geo-targeting tools to look at where a reader is from and serving them a localized link for them.

9. Topics Convert Differently
In one forum that I came across discussing my previous articles a number of people reported that Amazon didn’t work on their sites (doubting whether I was telling the truth about my earnings). When I delved a little deeper and looked at their sites the reason for their lack of success with Amazon became apparent - their topics.

Some topics will naturally fit with Amazon better than others. In the end a lot of it comes down to the fact that Amazon is a product related affiliate program - it only works when people buy stuff. If your blog is on a topic that doesn’t have any natural connection to people buying stuff it is going to be an uphill battle.

In my experience it’s product related blogs that tend to do best with Amazon. Most blogs probably have at least some possibilities (for example here on ProBlogger I occasionally link to a book that relates or a computer or electronic tool that I think might be useful to bloggers) but the reality is that this blog will never convert as well on Amazon as my photography site.

Keep an Eye on Amazon
My last tip in this series is to keep an eye on what Amazon is doing. I mean this in two main ways:

1. Learn from Them - be a regular user of Amazon. You don’t have to be an active buyer - but regularly surf the site and pay particular attention to the way that THEY are promoting products on their site.

Amazon have spent years perfecting the art of online selling - they constantly test different ways of promoting products and have evolved their site quite a lot over the years. See what widgets they use to promote related products, watch how they use reader reviews, see the way that they describe products. You’ll learn a lot about online marketing by observing how they do it and you’ll also be in a better position to pre-sell the products you recommend if you look at the page you’re sending people to before you do it.

2. Watch for Opportunities - I mentioned earlier in this series that Amazon run a variety of promotions on their site that you can tap into. Some of these they promote directly to their Associates - for example they send out emails to associates semi-regularly promoting their latest promotions) and also have a blog where they do likewise. If you read the blog and get the emails you’ll see promotions where they are offering discounts to readers but also where they’re giving bonus commissions for some items or categories of products. Not all of them will relate to your niche but over time some will.

However there are other opportunities that they don’t promote to us as affiliates but which you can still tap into. For example - today I was surfing on Amazon and this popped up at the top of the screen:



It’s an internal promotion that Amazon are currently running for a series of new cameras that Canon released this week. It seems to appear to anyone surfing through the camera section on Amazon. The promotion links to this page (I’m not sure how long it’ll be up so here’s a screenshot - click to enlarge).



The page is a sales page specifically designed to hook in people looking to pre-order newly announced cameras. Amazon are heavily promoting this page - they wouldn’t do so if it didn’t convert - so I’m jumping on board created an affiliate link to the page (you can create an affiliate link to ANY page within Amazon including these kinds of pages, search results, category pages etc) and I’m promoting it to my readers.

They more you keep an eye on how Amazon are promoting products to their readers the better informed you’ll be about how YOU can do the same thing.

Share Your Amazon Associate Program Tips
This brings to an end my mini series of posts on this topic. I’ve shared everything that I’ve tried - what about you? Got any tips to add?

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How to find Readers for a Business Blog

One of the question I’ve already been told to prepare a question for is - How do you find Readers for a blog?

The question is of course one of the most common ones that I get and the answer is far more complex than I could possibly answer while on a 45 minute panel - there are a myriad of techniques for growing a blog’s readership (I’ll link to some posts I’ve written on that topic below). But I did today want to share the main points I plan to make in my answer today.

By no means is the following comprehensive or applicable to every single blog - but it’s where I’d start in tackling the challenge of finding readers:

How do you find Readers for a Business Blog?
Start With Your Current Network
Keeping in mind that I’m talking to businesses about blogging here - I think the best place to start with finding readers for a blog is to start with those that your business is already in contact with.

Any business will already have some kind of network which will include:


Employees
Previous and Current Customers/Clients
Industry Groups
Suppliers
Mailing Lists

This is where I’d start if I were a business starting a blog. Get those you’re already in relationship aware of your blog. These are the people who know you (and hopefully like and trust you) - they can help get the ball rolling in terms of generating some subscribers, comments - this will hopefully help create some social proof to help hook others.

Leverage Other Places Where you Have a Presence
Most businesses will also have other points that they can highlight their blog including


business cards
email signatures
signage
letterhead
advertising
websites
social media pages
There will of course be others - but the key is to find appropriate places to highlight your new blog and drive traffic from those who might be outside of your network but who you come into some kind of contact with.

Content as a Foundation
The content appearing on your blog will be one of the most important factors in getting those who stumble upon your blog to come back again (and spread the word of it to others).

Your blog posts need to meet a need of readers in some way. Readers of business blogs needs will vary but could include a need for news about your industry, a need to learn how to use your products, a need to get updates on developments/news about your company that relates to them, a need to see how others are using your products.

Once again - this list of needs could go on and on and will vary greatly from business blog to business blog. The key is to work out what your customers (and potential customers) needs are and to develop content that will help those people solve their problems and enhance their lives in some way.

Content also needs to be well written, clearly communicated, of a good standard and compelling.

Go to Potential Readers
A ‘Build it and they will come’ mentality does not apply to blogging. The reality is that your potential readers are unlikely to find your blog unless you get a little (or a lot) proactive.

One of the keys to finding readers is to identify what type of reader you’re looking to attract and then to identify where those types of people are gathering (online or offline).

Do some thinking about the type of person who you want to connect with - this might be a certain demographic, a person with a certain hobby or interest, someone in a certain type of job etc. Once you’ve got them pictured begin to brainstorm where they gather. It might be online on another blog or forum, it could be on a social media site, it could be reading an offline publication like a magazine or it could be in some kind of real life networking group.

Once you’ve started to identify your potential reader’s gathering points you need to begin to find ways to build a presence in those places. If it’s an online blog, forum, social networking site it might be as simple as joining the community and being a useful and social member. It could also include creating content for these sites. If it’s an offline networking group it could mean becoming a member, attending, presenting etc. If it’s an offline publication there may be opportunities to contribute or advertise.

Build Relationships with Others in Your Niche
Other bloggers and website owners in your niche may well be ‘competition’ in some ways - but they also could be collaborators. Blogging is a medium that has been built on bloggers within a niche having conversations, linking to each other and collaboration - don’t treat other bloggers as the enemy - reach out and see what opportunities for working together there may be.

Experiment, Track and Evolve
In the early days of a blog (and beyond the early days) it’s important to try new things on your blog. Try new types of posts, experiment with different voices and mediums (think video, podcasts, images etc) etc. In time you’ll begin to find that some types of posts get more reaction and attention from readers than others. It could be topic related or perhaps the style of posts.

Track what works and what falls flat on its face. Build upon the positives, repeat what works and learn from your mistakes. If you keep doing the types of things that have worked in the past you’ll often find you become known for a certain type of blogging and momentum will grow.

Build Community
Many people online don’t just want to consume content - they want to belong, contribute, participate and interact.

I’ve found that the more I concentrate on creative spaces for interaction with and between readers and the more permission I give readers to be active - the more my blogs and business grows. This can happen on many levels but at the most basic level it can start by simply asking readers questions and interacting with their replies.

Don’t just be a content creator - be a community builder!

Add Your Tips for Building Traffic to Business Blogs
As I’ve mentioned above - there are many many ways to build traffic to a blog. I’ve got some further reading listed below - but I’m also keen to hear your suggestions - particularly from those who have ‘business blogs’ (ie blogs attached to an existing business). What would you add?

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Five Ways to Drive Traffic to your Blog

When you blog for money you need to create your own content (and lots of it!), implement advertisement programs like Google AdSense and WidgetBucks, and last but not least – you need traffic.



In our offline lives we dread it, but online we embrace it. I want to give you 5 ways to start driving traffic to your blog today. With a little time and patience, you will slowly start to increase your viewer ship.

(In no particular order)

5.) Post comments on other blogs.

Blogs are everywhere – there’s certainly not a shortage of them. You should have no problem finding other bloggers in your niche that are popular and interesting. Bookmark those that you like, follow their topics daily, and if you find something that sparks your interest – comment.

Become a participating voice in the community. The more interesting your comments are, the more likely your peers will follow you to your blog. And who knows – you might stand out among the crowd and be recognized by the author, which can spin off into better opportunities.

4.) Register with blog networks like: Technorati, BlogCatalog, and MyBlogLog

It’s important that you get your blog out there for others to see. You can start the process by submitting to search engines, but that’s just the beginning. Technorati, BlogCatalog, and MyBlogLog are just a few of the high profile blog networks on the web. Register with them, network with other people in your releated area, and get your word out.

When you register with these services remember a couple of things:

1.) Create a detailed profile. Let people know a little bit about you and draw them in. Without that personal interaction people may flee quickly.

2.) Tag your blog properly. Tags are very important – they’re usually one or two word descriptions of your blog. So for example my blog would fall under categories like: Money, Business, and Finance. Dig around the specific service and look for popular tags and try to use those for your blog. It allows people who are interested in these topics to easily find your site.


3.) Register with several forums.

Do a Google search for forums that are related to your niche and register. Try to be an active voice in the community. People will flock to you if you’re interesting. Not only that but it allows you to find out what others are doing and what makes them appealing.

When you register with a forum, make sure to fill out the profile, similar to the blogging services. And equally as important – make a signature that is a direct link to your blog. Your signature is shown in every post that you make – helping you gain visibility. This is all the more reason to create thought provoking discussions.


2.) Social Bookmarking and Article Submission.

Social networking, bookmarking, and article submissions are all the rage today – don’t let it pass you by. Some of the major networks include delicious, Furl, and of course, Digg. These sites will allow you to tag, bookmark, and submit articles that you think are interesting. What’s more interesting than your own work? People should know about it so go spread the word.


1.) StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon really falls into tip #2, but I decided to break it away from the pack because it provides quicker results. Like the rest of the social networking sites, you create a profile and network with others. But what makes StumbleUpon so darn unique, is that you can “stumble” thousands of sites that you’re interested in by the click of a button. So what does that mean for you? Well, you can stumble your own site. By doing this you get into the Stumble rotation, and any people that you network with can stumble across it as well.

In my experience StumbleUpon can bring great surges of traffic for short periods of time. Due to the nature of the service, you’re likely to get overlooked more than not; however, those that do stop – tend to stay. And if they like the site, they can rate it and review it for all the friends in their network to see. Are you getting the picture here? Your viewer ship has the potential to explode!

As with most things in life, there’s no silver bullet for getting traffic. It takes a lot of research, careful planning, networking, patience, and time. If you have what it takes and start using my recommendations, you will definitely start to see an increase. Hopefully that increase in traffic will help you blog for money.

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Where Should I Place My Google AdSense?

In Placing AdSense on Your Blog you learned how easy it was to get your Blogger blog up and running with Google AdSense. Assuming (you know what they say about that) you explored a little, you discovered that moving AdSense sections around your layout is like taking candy from a baby.

But where do you put AdSense!?!

Can we just slap it in any old place we like?

Well, you could. And if you’re lucky you might get some clicks by blindly placing AdSense anywhere on your page. But our purpose is to make money from AdSense, so we need to optimize the best we can. Luckily for us, the nice folks at Google have given us a diagram that does just this – optimize.



Google has labeled this their “Heat Map”, and the darker the colors the better the placement. As you can see the best areas for ad placement happen above what’s known as “The Fold”. The fold is the viewing area that is first seen when a user visits your site. Typically this will include the header, navigation system, and some of your content. Therefore you DO NOT want to place your ads in the footer as it’s unlikely your audience will click on those. What you want to do is place the AdSense near rich content areas that readers are going to be drawn to. In most cases (as shown in the picture) this will be near the header, navigation, and content.

Think about it - If you were going to have a garage sale, would you put the garage sale signs in your backyard? Well not if you want to make some money off your 1980’s Prince albums. No, most likely you’re going to strategically place them around your neighborhood; in areas where you will get the most views. Google AdSense placement is no different. You need to carefully pick your spots in a way that will: 1.) Be viewable to the user and 2.) Not be overly distracting. In future articles I’ll talk about how you can further optimize your AdSense, but for now understanding the hot zones is crucial.

For more about AdSense placement, check out: Where should I place Google Ads on my pages?

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